England will face France, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine at Euro 2012, while the Republic of Ireland must tackle Spain, Italy and Croatia.

Euro 2012: Decent draw for England, tough for Republic

The teams were drawn together at a ceremony in Kiev on Friday night.

Fabio Capello's England side will begin their campaign against rivals France, whom they have not beaten in five meetings, in Donetsk on June 11.

England have chosen to base their training camp in the Polish city of Krakow but all their group games will now be played in Ukraine.

Ireland, appearing in the championships for the first time since 1988, will open against Croatia in Poznan on June 10.

Full Euro 2012 group stage draw:

Group A: Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic

Group B: Holland, Denmark, Germany, Portugal

Group C: Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Croatia

Group D: Ukraine, Sweden, France, England

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